Hey Joe, whatdoyouknow? Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE

Hey….wait just a minute.  I thought that the guy throwing tonight was supposed to be bad at pitching?  Joe Blanton looked almost…..dare I say……dominant.  He lumbered through seven innings allowing only three hits, a walk and one earned run.  The run he allowed came on a play that Hunter Pence probably should have made.  This was the best start from Joe since September of 2009, which ironically came against the Marlins.  It is really hard to root against Joe Blanton.  While he has run into some tough luck and people get mad at the big right hander, it lacks the venom reserved for other players in this town.  It is akin to watching the dog rip apart the toilet paper.  You get mad at the animal, but in your heart, you know that its just a dog.  What I am saying is that Joe Blanton is kind of like a mischievous dog.  We may get mad at him, but we are really not THAT mad at him.  That and I think that Joe could totally eat a whole frozen chicken in one bite. (more…)